Casual word for intestinal gas; can be used in everyday speech but is somewhat blunt.
He accidentally let out a fart.
worthless thing; insignificant thing
Figurative use, often in negative constructions like 屁でもない (it's nothing, it's a trifle). Rare as a standalone noun.
See also: 屁でもない
The dog suddenly farted.
That's nothing at all.
お腹が痛くて屁がよく出る。
My stomach hurts and I keep farting.
sophistry; specious argument; quibbling
musical farting; amusing fart sounds
farting while asleep
farting; breaking wind
farting jester; flatulist
skunkvine; stinkvine; Chinese fever vine
farting into one's hand; cupping a fart
stink bomb; weasel's defensive odor · last-ditch tactic; final desperate measure
useless person; worthless person · farting; farter
fart; break wind
sophist; quibbler; person who argues with twisted logic
Standard kanji spelling for both literal and figurative uses.
Kana spelling is common in casual writing, especially for the literal sense.
Native Japanese word. The kanji 屁 is a Chinese character used for its meaning, but the reading へ is of Japanese origin.